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I understand!, 27. Juli 2000
Rezension bezieht sich auf: The Confused Photographer's Guide to On-Camera Spotmetering (The Confused Photographer's Guide to . . . Series) (Taschenbuch)
This is a wonderful book for those who do not understand the basics of photography. I found the book very helpful and finally understand how to measure light for my photographs. The book provides several examples and comparisons for the reader...everyone thinks differently....and even provides cheat sheets for several camera models...I highly recommend this book for the beginning photographer. Thank you Bahman for showing me the "light"!
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The book is an overkill., 7. Juli 2000
Rezension bezieht sich auf: The Confused Photographer's Guide to On-Camera Spotmetering (The Confused Photographer's Guide to . . . Series) (Taschenbuch)
I didn't know much about the spotmetering and graycards before I bought this book and I don't regret buying and reading this book but... After reading the book I could rewrite the basics in just one sentence or with detailed examples and sample photos on just 10 pages. It seems like the author either underestimated our intelligence or tried to get a bigger number of pages for the (more costly) book.
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Spotmeter, yes. Zone System, no., 5. Juli 2000
Rezension bezieht sich auf: The Confused Photographer's Guide to On-Camera Spotmetering (The Confused Photographer's Guide to . . . Series) (Taschenbuch)
The information in this book would be a good 5 page appendix to some camera manuals. I used to cover it in about 30 minutes of class when I taught.
While this book is obviously useful for many people who are totally new to photography, it is not a view of the simplified zone system as it says. People who learned that they have a spotmeter from this book will need to read a lot more for any understanding of the real zone system.
The zone system can only be practiced with a combination of exposure and development. It is not child's play.
The basic message is correct. You haven't a prayer of knowing what your black and white picture will look like unless you are already an expert or turn off the automatic exposure gizmos and get to know your subjects through a spot meter.
Color is another matter, of course, and the vast majority of people make color pictures.
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